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enMental and Physical Health Prescription: Nature https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/healthcare-consumerism/2018/08/mental-and-physical-health-prescription-nature
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Learn Why We Need More Nature In Our Lives </h2></div></div></div>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:25:24 +0000mad10021507 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhWhat My Fitness Tracker Taught Me About Healthhttps://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/physical-activity/2018/08/what-my-fitness-tracker-taught-me-about-health
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Find Out How A Fitness tracker Can Teach You To Be Healthier</h2>
<p>Fitness trackers keep track of steps, calories burnt, sleep, exercise, food, heart rate, and much more. Fitness trackers are menat to help people live a healthier life, but while doing this they also teach you a lot about yourself. After using a fitness tracker for almost one year, I have learned a lot about health that I didn't expect when I originally made the purchase. </p></div></div></div>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:04:12 +0000mad10021506 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhThe Impact Psychological Well Being Has on Physical Healthhttps://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/psychological-health/2018/07/impact-psychological-well-being-has-physical-health
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Learn About How Your Overall Psychological Well Being Can Impact Your Physical Health</h2>
<div>If you have a physically demanding jobor lifestyle, it is crucial to understand how your psychological well being affects your physical health and performance. Some ways in which poor psychological health has been shown to have a negative impact on physical health include: </div>
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<div><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/p/physical-health-and-mental-health" target="_blank">Depression</a> has been linked to: </div></div></div></div>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:04:46 +0000mad10021505 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhIs Coffee Good For You? https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/nutrition/2018/07/coffee-good-you
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Find Out Whether Or Not Your Morning Cup Of Joe Has Any Health Benefits </h2>
<div>We all do it, probably every day, first thing in the morning. We drink coffee. For most people, including myself, it is ingrained into my morning routine and I don't dare leave the house without atleast one cup of coffee.
<p>However, a <a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5024" target="_blank">recent study</a> that examined a wide body of research has shown that having three to four cups of coffee per day is more likely to benefit your health than harm it. </p></div></div></div></div>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:10:47 +0000mad10021504 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhSpotlight On: Carly Orlacchio https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/i-am-healthy-unh/2018/07/spotlight-carly-orlacchio
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div>Name: Carly Orlacchio</div>
<div>Department: Nutrition/Dietetics </div>
<div>Position/Role at UNH: Student </div>
<div>Year: 2018 </div>
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<div><strong>1. What Does Health Mean To You? </strong></div></div></div></div>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:28:29 +0000mad10021503 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhHealth Insurance Options For A Young Adult https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/healthcare-consumerism/2018/07/health-insurance-options-young-adult
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2><strong>Learn about your health insurance options as a young healthcare consumer</strong></h2>
<p>As a young adult who will soon be graduating from college and looking for professional employment, it is important to start thinking about your health insurance options. Under the current law, the <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html" target="_blank"><strong>Affordable Care Act</strong></a>, you can stay on your parents plan until you turn 26 years old.</p>
<p>Children can remain on a parent’s plan even if they are:</p></div></div></div>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:12:35 +0000mad10021502 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhTips and Tricks For A Better Night's Sleep https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/psychological-health/2018/07/tips-and-tricks-better-nights-sleep
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Find Out How To Make The Most Of Your Eight Hours </h2>
<p>Leading a healthy life can seem simple, move your body, eat right and get enough sleep. If you’re anything like me, it can be easy to prioritize work, school, and other obligations and end up putting sleep on the back-burner. This could leave you feeling irritable, run down, and have a negative effect on work and school.</p>
<p>So, why is sleep so important to living a healthy life? <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-reasons-why-good-sleep-is-important#section10" target="_blank">Sleep</a> is important because:</p></div></div></div>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:48:36 +0000mad10021501 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhCan Walking Be Enough Exercise? https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/physical-activity/2018/06/can-walking-be-enough-exercise
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>If You Don't Have Time For The Gym, Walk To Better Health</h2>
<p>For most people, it can be difficult to get to the gym everyday, or even a few times a week. However, we all know how important exercise can be to a healthy body and a healthy life. So, what's the solution? </p></div></div></div>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:28:33 +0000mad10021495 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh5 Reasons To Grow Your Own Food https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/nutrition/2018/05/5-reasons-grow-your-own-food
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h2>Learn how growing your own food can improve your physical and mental health, as well as the health of the environment.</h2>
<p>Growing your own produce is a simple solution to numerous health, environmental, and economic problems. Whether you are growing a single tomato plant or have a large backyard garden, it is beneficial to your health, as well as the environments.</p>
<p>Five reasons to grow your own food include:</p>
<p><strong>1. More Nutritious </strong></p></div></div></div>Wed, 30 May 2018 13:56:17 +0000mad10021489 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunhSpotlight On: Hannah Shuman https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh/blog/i-am-healthy-unh/2018/05/spotlight-hannah-shuman
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><strong>Name:</strong> Hannah Shuman </div>
<div><strong>Department: </strong>Social Work and Psychology </div>
<div><strong>Position/Role at UNH:</strong> Student </div>
<div><strong>Year Started at UNH:</strong> 2015 </div>
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<p><strong>1. What does health mean to you? </strong></p>
<p>To me, health means taking care of your body and mind in whatever ways you need to. Mental health adn physical health are equally important to me. </p>
<p><strong>2. What do you do to make a healthy UNH? </strong></p></div></div></div>Fri, 18 May 2018 14:47:03 +0000mad10021486 at https://www.unh.edu/healthyunh